I used to listen to public radio a lot. I rarely take the time to listen anymore so thankfully This American Life has a podcast and now on Showtime. The "Ask an Iraqi" segment on TV prompted me to mention Ira (almost 50, what?).

Workout on Bravo

I want Erika to date her Sky Lab client and Jackie's new assistant isn't portrayed as being helpful at all. There.

Things I like XIV

Sex and the City complete series. I received this as a Christmas gift a couple years ago, I will never grow tired of it. It's the best closet-purging background noise ever.

now on deck for weekend viewing

Flight of the Conchords Season One

celebs, sort of

Bravo has the best reality shows hands down. This one's a great guilty pleasure if you're into viewing hot messes!

the headache meter

How could I have forgotten about the effects feature on Photo Booth? This is the thermal effect. Now my husband and I can walk around with our MacBooks and pretend like we're the next Ghost Hunters (love/hate that show). Is that a hot spot? No, it's Jason Hawe's nuts.
Ack, I'd just crap if I saw a ghost.

Thanks to my Keurig* for brewing me up the Southern Pecan flavored Green Mountain coffee in my ghost travel mug this morning, it's taking the edge off the headache.

*more on that later

Things I like XI

I like watching "You Are What You Eat" on BBC America. I'm sure this woman's approach isn't for everyone but as for me watching it, I like to:
1) See the buffet table full of takeout food and sugary treats that the subject usually eats in a week. I especially like to hear the UK names for such things.
2) Hear Gillian McKeith holler about poo which usually cracks the subject up.
3) See the results after 8 weeks of said subject following Gillian's instructions...usually a loss of "two stone and four dress sizes", LOL.

and the winner is not Dale

I believe I know the episode I ended up dreading the sight of the beautiful Padma...it was the one in which the chefs were to cook her breakfast for the quickfire challenge.

Colicchio is now the one I look forward to, his facial expressions alone are worth tuning in next season.